Oscar D. Messer of Prague died Sunday. He was 80.

He was born January 3, 1919, north of Kendrick, Oklahoma, the son of Lew and Lizzie Debord Messer.

He was a member of the Assembly of God in Prague and was a retired barber.

He married Pauline L. Dunn in Davenport in 1947, and she preceded him in death on September 21, 1996.

Also preceding him in death were his parents, one sister, six brothers and one son, Keith Messer.

Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Oscar Jr. and Debbie Messer of Prague; Mark and Beth Messer of Prague; one daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and W. B. "Dub" Melton of Stroud; one brother, Virgil "Sonny" Messer of Stroud; five sisters, Wanda Treanor of Stroud; Bernice Farr of Oklahoma City; Mary Vickers of Kendrick; Ethel Ernest of San Pedro, California; and Mamie Michels of Calhoun, Illinois; ten grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren and other loved ones and friends.

Graveside services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at White Dove Cemetery in Sparks with Pastor Bob Croucher officiating.

Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Home in Prague.

Published June 15, 1999.